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CWC 292 - New York PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 16 losses; Ricco Torres! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 16 losses; Karelin Pripyat!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Pripyat shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Torres's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Torres (0) vs (2) Pripyat
Torres looking for a sweep. Not yet Torres, not yet.
Torres pulls Pripyat in close to his closed guard and prevents Pripyat from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pripyat looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pripyat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pripyat slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pripyat tries to free his leg and advance position but Torres is retaining full guard.
Pripyat content to stall in guard here.
Pripyat wants to pass the guard but Torres is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pripyat controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Torres holds on and takes a little breather.
Pripyat advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Torres (0) vs (5) Pripyat
Pripyat wants to control but Torres is keeping him busy.
Pripyat controls the position.
Pripyat wants to control but Torres is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pripyat's best efforts.
Pripyat is trying to work for a kimura but Torres is defending well.
Pripyat wants to take a breather but Torres is having none of it.
Torres is defending against the submission attempts here by Pripyat.
Torres wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is refusing to be controlled, as Pripyat sits in half guard.
Torres controlling the position well.
Torres is trying to get back to full guard.
Torres is staying active underneath Pripyat, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Torres is looking to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Torres controlling the position for now.
Pripyat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Torres does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pripyat is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Torres has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pripyat sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pripyat is looking to advance position but Torres won't allow it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat trying to control the action but Torres is working from the bottom.
Torres moves into full guard.
Torres is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pripyat tries to free his leg and advance position but Torres is retaining full guard.
Torres looking for a sweep. Not yet Torres, not yet.
Torres looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pripyat puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat wants to control but Torres is keeping him busy.
Torres tries to get to full guard but Pripyat has control of the leg.
Pripyat tries to pass the half guard into mount. Torres knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pripyat is working for a submission of some sort.
Pripyat trying to pass the guard but Torres defending well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat stalling.
Pripyat looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pripyat is trying to control the action in half guard but Torres is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Torres's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Torres preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Pripyat is pressing down on Torres's thigh, looking to free his foot. Torres is holding on for now.
Pripyat is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Torres defends it well.
Pripyat is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pripyat trying to mount his opponent but Torres defends it.
Torres trying to control here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Torres manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pripyat trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres looking to control.
Pripyat content to stall in guard here.
Pripyat has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Dont mess with us. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Torres looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Torres trying to control the position here.
Pripyat trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Pripyat controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Torres is controlling Pripyat's posture.
Pripyat controls from within his opponent's guard.
Torres trying to keep a closed guard but Pripyat is proving a slippery customer.
Torres has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pripyat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torres is keeping the position for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Torres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pripyat trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pripyat tries to free his leg and advance position but Torres is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pripyat wins on points by 5 to 0. |
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